July 28, 2010
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Kylie Clem
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-103
NASA SETS BRIEFING TO PREVIEW SPACE STATION SPACEWALK
HOUSTON -- NASA managers will discuss an upcoming spacewalk at the
International Space Station during a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on
Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson
are scheduled to perform a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Aug. 5. The two NASA
astronauts will outfit the Russian Zarya module for future robotics
work and prepare the station for the installation of a new U.S.
permanent multipurpose module.
The news briefing on the spacewalk will take place at NASA's Johnson
Space Center in Houston. It will air live on NASA Television and the
agency's Web site. Journalists may ask questions from participating
NASA locations, including Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
The briefers are:
- Dan Hartman, Integration and Mission Operations manager,
International Space Station Program
- Courtenay McMillan, Expedition 24 spacewalk flight director
NASA TV coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 5 a.m. on Aug. 5.
Wheelock and Caldwell Dyson are expected to begin the spacewalk from
the Quest airlock at 5:55 a.m. It will be Wheelock's fourth spacewalk
and Caldwell Dyson's first.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about the station and the Expedition 24 crew,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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